Re: 2.2.18pre21 oops reading /proc/apm

From: Neale Banks (neale@lowendale.com.au)
Date: Mon Dec 11 2000 - 21:49:05 EST

On Sun, 10 Dec 2000, Alan Cox wrote:

> > Is it "obvious" that I'm dealing with the same or similar kind of
> > bugginess here?
>
> Obvious no, but its a pretty good guess.

FWIW, I now get:

-------------------------------------
neale@gull:~$ cat /proc/apm
1.13 1.1 0x03 0xff 0xff 0xff -1% -1 ?
-------------------------------------

> > That being the case, any reason I can't/shouldn't put in a function
> > similar to apm_battery_horked(), and call/run it based on a config-time
> > variable?
>
> None at all

Diff against unmolested 2.2.18pre24 is attached.

Obviously the next challenge is to figure out how I can get what
information out of this strange beastie.

Regards,
Neale.


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